Laredo city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Laredo city's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
27.0%
2023
18.4%
Total change
-8.6 pp
% change
-31.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27.0% | — |
| 2019 | 23.3% | -3.7 pp (-13.7%) |
| 2020 | 21.7% | -1.6 pp (-6.9%) |
| 2021 | 19.9% | -1.8 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2022 | 18.9% | -1.0 pp (-5%) |
| 2023 | 18.4% | -0.5 pp (-2.6%) |